Bahrain will host Formula 1 pre-season testing next year despite its slot shift on the 2025 calendar.As reported by Autosport, teams will use the Bahrain International Circuit to prepare for the final campaign under the current technical regulations across three days, between 26 and 28 February.It will be the fifthContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says the introduction of a new Officials Department is of great importance as they cannot be ready-made.The FIA announced on Monday it was introducing a new Officials Department to start a production line of trained race officials.It comes amid calls to have more stewards availableContinue Reading
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took a phenomenal second career win in Baku after battling with polesitter Charles Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell took a surprising podium after a dramatic late crash between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz. Alex Kalinaukas and Jake Boxall-Legge dive into all the highlights and controversies of the 2024Continue Reading
Max Verstappen has avoided punishment for overtaking under a virtual safety car in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The world champion and several other Formula 1 drivers were investigated for overtaking under virtual safety car conditions after the finish of a thrilling race in Baku.The VSC came out for a crash on theContinue Reading
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris blocking Sergio Perez played a crucial part in Oscar Piastri’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory.Piastri was shadowing Ferrari’s leader Charles Leclerc in the first stint of a one-stop race when third-placed Sergio Perez attempted to undercut the McLaren driver by beingContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri says his winning pass on Charles Leclerc in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix came right after his race engineer urged him to bring in his new tyres cautiously.Piastri made his winning move on lap 20 of the 53 lap one-stop race, right after the only pitstop sequence, withContinue Reading
Haas driver Ollie Bearman says he sensed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton “wasn’t going to put me in a wall” during their late battle in Formula 1’s 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Bearman had been leading Hamilton up the order to the fringes of the points for 23 laps during the second half ofContinue Reading
Franco Colapinto hopes his points finish in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix shows his talent and that he is deserving of a berth at Williams, after it let Logan Sargeant go prematurely.Colapinto’s achievements in Baku – making the Q3 cut and finishing eighth to score four points – were things Sargeant neverContinue Reading
Lando Norris says he was surprised to finish ahead of title rival Max Verstappen from 15th in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and was happy to play “a small part” in team-mate Oscar Piastri’s win.Norris only qualified 17th after seeing his final Q1 lap ruined by an unfortunately timed yellowContinue Reading
Max Verstappen and several other Formula 1 drivers are under investigation for undertaking under virtual safety car conditions after the finish of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.In Baku the VSC came out for a crash on the penultimate lap between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz, who tangled on the run downContinue Reading